Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Happy Birthday Isabella Rae
Yes, SHE is here.....what a blessing this lil baby is! Isabella Rae was born (finally) Tue March 29th, 2011 at 1:20 in the afternoon, weighing 6 lbs 5 oz and 18.5 in long. She has a full head of dark brown hair and big almond shaped eyes. This whole time I was CONVINCED I was a having a chubby boy and out comes this peanut of a baby girl!! After having contractions for almost 2 weeks, I thought this baby could come out at any moments notice and yet the days dragged on. At 39 weeks, 2:30 in the morning I started having super strong contractions about 30 min apart. They continued to get stronger and closer together so I went to lay down on the sofa and keep track of them. By 4 am my Mom had come out to sit with me, I just knew it was going to be the day yay! We called Aunt Sher so she could get on the road and make it to the hospital in time. I was showered and completely ready by 6 am, but we waited till about 7 to head to the hospital. Mo and I checked with the nurse but she said I needed to walk the hall for about an hour to try and dialate more. After an hour I wasn't dialated any further but thank God the nurse had my back and decided to admit me any way, she said the baby was so low that when the time comes it will happen very fast. Wow was she right! No sooner than they put me in room and hooked up an IV I was feeling contractions every 5 min and I NEEDED an epidural STAT! Again thank God my nurse was such a God send, she had already requested the anesthesiologist and told him to come to my room first. Within the time that I checked in to the time I was put in a room, four other Moms had gone into labor and they all needed an epidural!! I was first in line, HALLELUJAH! After the epidural I felt GREAT, such a relief, can't imagine birth without one....Mom you're stronger than I am! Aunt Sher made it just in time, my Dad picked her up from airport and dropped her off at 12:45. They were going to stop for something to eat but Ashley warned them not to stop or they might miss it. Not only did the epidural make me feel better but it also made baby want to come out. I asked the nurse to check things out but she wanted to give it an hour. I knew something was going on down there, just then my Dr. came in and I asked her to check. Sure enough I was already dialated to 9 and she wanted me to give a lil "trial" push to see if I could get the baby to come down more. I gave a little push and out came the top of her head! WOAH says the Dr., its go time! She had to rush out and change into her scrubs, the nurses all scrambled to get the prep table ready and get the bed warmer ready for the baby. Mo came in from the bathroom and saw the commotion, he couldn't believe it was already happening. Aunt Sher held one of my legs, Mo had the other, Ash was taking pictures, and I'm sure Mom was praying =) 3 pushes later and out was my lil baby Isabella!! No one said what she was, and I kept asking "what is it!? what is it!?" the Dr. held her up so I could see and I just couldn't believe it!!! I secretly wanted a girl so that Shay could have a sister and my dream came true! Everyone was crying, we were so thrilled to have our new baby. Wow was the Dr wrong about the size, he told me repeatedly I was have a 9 or 10 lb baby! Welcome to the family Isabella we Love You Sooooo Much!!!!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
This Bebe won't come out!
(This post is late, I wrote it and never posted it so here it is)
Here we are, almost to my due date and this bebe is already showing us a glimpse of what he/she might be like. The past 2 weeks have been absolutely crazy. When your Dr. says "You'll probably have this baby tonight or within the next 72 hours" at my 37 week appointment, everyone jumps into "baby is coming" action! My Aunt Sher Bear from Pinetop AZ, is my first phone call when I leave the Dr.'s office. She has never witnessed a live birth and doesn't have children of her own so she really wants to be here for the special occasion. She was in the middle of making lunch at her cabin when I called. She must have literally jumped in the car the instant we hung up because she was here by 6 pm that night! The next day was Saturday, we called our Granny Janny to give her the news and see if she could make the trip out too. Sure enough sweet lil Granny hopped on a plane and was here that same afternoon, talk about excitement! The next day I started having contractions 20-30 min apart, woo-hoo, we went to the mall to walk around and try to speed things up. By 4:30 I felt that I should go to the hospital to get checked just to be on the safe side. My contractions were about 8-10 min apart and feeling somewhat strong. Ash takes me to the hospital, the nurse comes in and I immediately know she is not a nice person. She gives me the fakest smile and says in a high pitched annoying voice "Hi! so we think were in labor?" Yes, I told her about my Dr. appt, and how he stripped my membranes the day before...she gave me a look of horror and said "Why in the world would he do that, OMG, we never do that here especially when your only 37 weeks!" Thanks Lady, way to make me feel comfortable. You would have thought I told her I killed one of her family members, seriously she was THAT dramatic. She continued on with her annoying voice trying to sound genuine, but she honestly couldn't wait to get me out of there. She proceeds to tell me I was only dialated to a 1, and about 60% effaced....how did I go backwards from the day before being a 3 and 80% effaced?! Hmmmm, this Lady is REALLY ticking me off now. By now Justin had arrived and the nurse told me to walk the halls for an hour and then she would check me again. Well, the contractions continued but they never got strong enough or close together enough to put me in labor. So I went home SAD with NO baby. For the next 5 days we waited, the contractions continued and still nothing! Thankfully those 5 days weren't a total loss, we were able to do some major female bonding, we shopped, we ate, we laughed and shared stories...it was truly an unforgettable time that I will cherish forever. The best story was told by my Mom of course, about the night she went into labor with me....you'll have to ask her to tell it. The kids loved getting to know their Aunt Blueberry and Granny Janny, they had a visit from the Easter Granny Bunny, they ate candy, painted on the table, played hide n seek which involved Granny Janny jumping in the tub with them, they had a great time. Thanks Granny and Sher!
So here we are, another week gone by and NO baby....lots of contractions and pains but no labor. I have a feeling this lil baby is going to have a big personality and require lots of attention, as it already is! Hahaha I literally cannot wait to meet this one! Granny and Sher had to leave, life must go on, it was sad but at least we were able spend quality time together and hopefully Aunt Sher will be able to come back again for the real birth.
Here we are, almost to my due date and this bebe is already showing us a glimpse of what he/she might be like. The past 2 weeks have been absolutely crazy. When your Dr. says "You'll probably have this baby tonight or within the next 72 hours" at my 37 week appointment, everyone jumps into "baby is coming" action! My Aunt Sher Bear from Pinetop AZ, is my first phone call when I leave the Dr.'s office. She has never witnessed a live birth and doesn't have children of her own so she really wants to be here for the special occasion. She was in the middle of making lunch at her cabin when I called. She must have literally jumped in the car the instant we hung up because she was here by 6 pm that night! The next day was Saturday, we called our Granny Janny to give her the news and see if she could make the trip out too. Sure enough sweet lil Granny hopped on a plane and was here that same afternoon, talk about excitement! The next day I started having contractions 20-30 min apart, woo-hoo, we went to the mall to walk around and try to speed things up. By 4:30 I felt that I should go to the hospital to get checked just to be on the safe side. My contractions were about 8-10 min apart and feeling somewhat strong. Ash takes me to the hospital, the nurse comes in and I immediately know she is not a nice person. She gives me the fakest smile and says in a high pitched annoying voice "Hi! so we think were in labor?" Yes, I told her about my Dr. appt, and how he stripped my membranes the day before...she gave me a look of horror and said "Why in the world would he do that, OMG, we never do that here especially when your only 37 weeks!" Thanks Lady, way to make me feel comfortable. You would have thought I told her I killed one of her family members, seriously she was THAT dramatic. She continued on with her annoying voice trying to sound genuine, but she honestly couldn't wait to get me out of there. She proceeds to tell me I was only dialated to a 1, and about 60% effaced....how did I go backwards from the day before being a 3 and 80% effaced?! Hmmmm, this Lady is REALLY ticking me off now. By now Justin had arrived and the nurse told me to walk the halls for an hour and then she would check me again. Well, the contractions continued but they never got strong enough or close together enough to put me in labor. So I went home SAD with NO baby. For the next 5 days we waited, the contractions continued and still nothing! Thankfully those 5 days weren't a total loss, we were able to do some major female bonding, we shopped, we ate, we laughed and shared stories...it was truly an unforgettable time that I will cherish forever. The best story was told by my Mom of course, about the night she went into labor with me....you'll have to ask her to tell it. The kids loved getting to know their Aunt Blueberry and Granny Janny, they had a visit from the Easter Granny Bunny, they ate candy, painted on the table, played hide n seek which involved Granny Janny jumping in the tub with them, they had a great time. Thanks Granny and Sher!
So here we are, another week gone by and NO baby....lots of contractions and pains but no labor. I have a feeling this lil baby is going to have a big personality and require lots of attention, as it already is! Hahaha I literally cannot wait to meet this one! Granny and Sher had to leave, life must go on, it was sad but at least we were able spend quality time together and hopefully Aunt Sher will be able to come back again for the real birth.
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